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From coal to inverters, AEMO’s engineering vision is ambitious and necessary | RenewEconomy
This is AEMO’s sunshot – an ambitious plan to develop and deploy the systems and technologies that will make 100 per cent renewables happen. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/from-coal-to-inverters-aemos-engineering-vision-is-ambitious-and-necessary/amp/
100 per cent renewables by 2025: Grid operator pushes clean energy revolution
100 per cent renewables by 2025: Grid operator pushes clean energy revolution — Read on amp.theage.com.au/politics/federal/100-per-cent-renewables-by-2025-grid-operator-pushes-clean-energy-revolution-20210713-p589ap.html At last, here’s where we need to go…
Australia’s de-facto carbon price at record high, may reach $50 per tonne | RenewEconomy
Australian carbon credits tipped to jump to $50 per tonne, riding surge in corporate demand even as federal government sits idle on climate policy. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/australias-de-facto-carbon-price-at-record-high-may-reach-50-per-tonne/ despite Doolittle Scomo no climate policy
First Australian scorecard of vehicle CO2 emissions reveals best and worst brands The Guardian
First Australian scorecard of vehicle CO2 emissions reveals best and worst brands | Australia news | The Guardian — Read on http://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/12/first-australian-scorecard-of-vehicle-co2-emissions-reveals-best-and-worst-brands …initiative could be further improved with adoption of the newer Worldwide Harmonized Light-duty Test Procedure (WLTP) standard that … Continue reading
Pumped hydro boost follows “battery blitz” as state responds to Callide coal explosion | RenewEconomy
Queensland to invest in pumped hydro storage upgrade as it continues to look to energy storage in response to the Callide coal generator explosion. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/pumped-hydro-boost-follows-battery-blitz-as-state-responds-to-callide-coal-explosion/ Pumped hydro doesn’t need to be at river or lake, just height … Continue reading
Senior National admits farmers are not party’s core constituency
Senator Matt Canavan also said landholders who took part in carbon farming – a policy the government is supporting – would “retire to the coast” and spend their money in “the Gold Coast or eastern suburbs of Sydney”, rather than … Continue reading
Australia ranks last for climate action among 193 nations in UN report
The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network has ranked Australia last among 193 members for its level of climate action — Read on ieefa.org/australia-ranks-last-for-climate-action-among-193-nations-in-un-report/ say no more, nudge, nudge
An offset loophole could be the saviour for high emissions fossil hydrogen
Will hydrogen be a blessing or a curse? Probably a bit of both, but the fossil fuel industry is fighting for much more of the second. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/an-offset-loophole-could-be-the-saviour-for-high-emissions-fossil-hydrogen/ Don’t we already have enough dodgy accounting to pretend cuts … Continue reading
Australia’s policy recipe for expensive and unreliable electricity | RenewEconomy
In 2021 we are learning that relying on a few old coal generators, owned by an oligopoly, makes electricity expensive and unreliable – and how AEMO and China aren’t helping. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/australias-policy-recipe-for-expensive-and-unreliable-electricity/